Instructions

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How to use this dashboard

Instructions…

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A collective toll

Plot: injuries + deaths compared to 911 calls

Data used: GVA incidents + local police data

Caption: plot summary

What does community safety mean to you?

Add summary of goals…

Data

The rates of gun vary over time

Plot: victimization rates


Data: GVA incidents

Caption: plot summary

Gun violence is an epidemic that affects all ages

Plot: population plot of ages of participants involved


Data: GVA participants

Caption: plot summary

The long term harm

Plot: rate of ED visits over time

Data: VDH ED visits

Caption: plot summary


Injuries from gun violence…

The role of mental health

Plot: waffle chart showing prevalence of firearm suicide + caption with summary

Data: VDH deaths by intent


The leading cause of death by gun violence in the Blue Ridge Health District is suicide, which made up 76% of all firearm-related deaths from 2018 to 2022. This mirrors national patterns, where more than 60% of gun deaths are by suicide.

Table: suicide rates by race, age, sex, ethnicity

Cultivating youth success

Plot: chronic absenteeism


The importance of school…

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Get involved

  • Request a data walk
  • Participate in a quarterly community dialogue

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Learn more about the Community Safety Working Group

More info about the CSIG/President’s Council …

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See additional resources

  • Full data document
  • Github